Handle for baskets



, Sept. 9 1930. YOUNG 1,775,504

HANDLE FOR BASKETS Filed Ju1y 9, 1927 3 Sheets-Shet '1 ATTORNEY Sept. 9,1930. R. P. YOUNG HANDLE FOR BASKETS Filed July 1927 3 Sheets-Sheet 2 INVENTOR ATTORNEX RQP. YOUNG HANDLE FOR BASKETS Filed-July 9, 1927 s Sheets-Sheet s ATTO R N EY smite semi-m PetentedSept. 9,1930 h a RALJPH P YO G, on MnRLnoRo, NEW stein: HANDLE regim nts:-

Application filed ul 9,1327. Serial 110.20%468.

i My invention consists in the novellfeatures upper portion ef the memberillustrated:

hereinafter described referencebeing' had to Fig." 5. 1 n t, the accompanying drawings. which "show Fig. 6 represents seetlonal VleWQOf a severalrembediments oft-he same selectedhy basket prcvided with slde members similar me forl purposes ofillustration, and the said I to those shown inFig. 3f0rn1ed of one piece 5.5

f-E regardless of the usual variaticns in the" El vation. s

inventionisfnllydisclcsed in the following "ctfiat; metal strip, thecentral portion of descriptionand claims. c w which passes beneath the bottom of the v The objectetmy present invention is to basket. i i i l "previde ametallic handleifor wden,"card- Fig; 7 represents a"partialssectionalview it) board and other hasketssnehas are employed cf a basketshowing themain vertical per- 00 V in packing and shipping: grapes, vegetables, tien oi the side members passing between i e110,; andeomprises "a pair cf side members the side of the basket and; the binding strips 9 termed froma flat strip. of thin sheet metal itt the'top and b0tt0 m there0f. i i and provided with means: for holding the Fig; 81s a View Slmllfi l to F g. 1,sh'ow1ng basket cover jin "position against vertical or ,another shght modification. i

i longitudinal displacement, and constructed Fig. 9 represents a sectienalviewof a; porsofthatTth Pniaynbelreadily appliedtothe 301911 of: one- 0f the side members shown in sme ma bottom portions of the basketain lg 8, and the arm of he ilmemberenoperative position with respect to'the cover, g gl g theisametthe latter beingr sho wnn in heightOf t-hehaSket sides as commercially dqFigeltl is alviewjsimilarto 1,shewing prdduced; said side "members being con other sll ghtly mcdlfied term cflmndle. structed to receive a hail portion termed r g-ll we'wp rfly 11158651011 f P T-4 a preferablylof round wire, the side. members i 0 h 0 6 i theside/ members and hail portions being preferably provided Shown in ig, 1.0.? i 1 tionof:partshereinaftertullydescribed illustratedin F gbasket ih section.

1 l is aim enlarged detail viewetthe withmeans for maintaining the hailmember F g- 1219 5L View pa y iii t i b in verti'cal pcsition when attached to the side list a h n h w nge r rn m, members, and my invention'consists in the g-s S wvl w ll lg Sh w novel featnres of construction and combine-n g portions of the a n one d me b i i l particularly pdinted outfin the "claims; c In h m d e 0f y invention l Inthe accornpartying:drawings;i Embed 1n g Land I haveshqwn FW FigglrepresentsaView et ahpoi'tien ota JP Q form 0f h d tfi O hasketipartly in section showingone form ""hlchmhesehandles mly 'y 0fmyimproved handleaibpliedjthereto ,v-s l e u s ly asmdfwated EZfis anenlarged{perspective View of and p & bQ otn, B; 0rrelatheiipperpertionofone ftheside piecespf rtlvelythlck f p sn t a i t at t e handle and the,{adjmntportisn' or the 3 235;tfi f ggii g ifgg af fgggg ball membel and showmg P 60 attthe upperedge of the sides on the inner 9 i or outer faces o'fthe sides or both asshown in Fig. 1. The basket is also provided ordinarily with a cover indicated at C in Fig. 1, V which may eonsi'st of a thin piece of wood or V H of slats united in a well known way. imppe PQ Q the 31616111931196? llhlgimted provedhandle consists of two side members nt-F g 3 i I i of similar censtrnetionya nd abail member. I Fig 5 is a view similar win 3, showing Each of the side members indicated at 1 in' another slight mcdificatien 0f the handle. Figs-,1 and 2, censists of a flat strip, of sheet :20 Fig. 5? is a detail perspective View of the metal of considerably greater length than i Fig. is a View partly in section and showing a portion ofa basket having a modification of my improved handle applied thereto.

the height of the basket side. At the upper end of the side member the metal is bent sharply back on itself as at 2, to form what 1 term an ear, indicated at 3, and formed by parallel portions of the metal strip and which extends above the upper edge of the basket. The inner strip portion is bent inwardly at the base of this ear as indicated at 1, to form a shoulder which rests directly upon the upper edge of the basket, and this upper portion of the strip is then bent downwardly for a distance substantially equal to the width of one of the binding strips and is then bent sharply back upon itselfas at 5, to form a clamping portion indicated at 6, which like the ear, 3, is formed of two thicknesses of the metal. The inner portion of the strip is then bent sharply inward as at 7, at a'point suiiiciently above the shoulder, 4, to provide a horizontal cover retaining portion, 8, which is adapted to rest on the top of the cover and hold it from vertical movement. This cover retaining portion, 8, is also preferably provided with means for engaging the cover to prevent the longitudinal movement of the cover with respect to the basket, and in the form shown in Figs. 1 and 2, I punch out a downwardly extending tongue, 9, from the horizontal portion, 8, leaving an aperture, 10,

from which tl e tongue, 9, is punched, and the.

. inner end of the horizontal portion, 8, is preferably bent sharply back upon itself as at 11, to provide a portion, 12, below the aperture, 10, and strengthen the outer end of the retaining portion, 8, from which the tongue, 9, is punched. The lower end of the side memher, 1, is made long enonghto extend well below the bottom of the basket, as indicated in dotted lines in. Fig. 1, and is provided with means for attaching it to the bottom of the basket after the clamping portion, 6, has been firmly pressed upon the upper edge of the basket, so as to bring the shoulder, 4, in firm engagement with the upper edge of the basket Side, and the cover retaining portion, 8, in proper position to engage the cover. The lower end of the side member may be secured 'to the bottom of the basket by any suitable means, but I prefer to provide it with a struck-up point indicated at 13, at or adjacent to the lower end of the side member. The object in making the side member so that it extends below the bottom of the basket, as indicated in Fig. 1 in dotted lines, is to accommodate the very considerable variations in the height of the basket sides as they are manufactured ordinarily. These sides vary in different baskets, and sometimes thesides of the same basket vary in height, and the extent of variation may be as great as a quarter of an inch or even more, and the side members are therefore 'constructed as described and furnished straight, as indicated in dotted lines in Fig. 1 and in full lines in Fig. 2, so that they can be apwise be necessary in order to bring the clamping portion and the cover retaining portion in proper position with respect to the upper edge of the basket. After the upper end of the side member has been applied over the edge of the basket as described, and centrally of its length, the lower end is bent sharply as at 14, around the lower edge of the basket, the downwardly extending portion indicated at 15, being brought up underneath the basket bottom and the securing means, as the struckup point, 18, is driven up into the bottom of the basket, thus securing the side member firmly imposition and accommodating any variations in the height of the sides, while insuring that the clamping portion, the ear portion and the cover retaining portion will be in proper operative position, which is determined by the engagement of the shoulder, 1, with the top edge of the basket. The ear portion of each side member is provided with a bail engaging aperture extending through both layers of the sheet metal, as indicated at 16 in Figs. 1 and 2.

The bail member, which is preferably made of round wire in one piece, comprises a hand engaging portion, 17 having depending arms, 18, the lower ends of which are provided with means for engaging the apertures, 16, in the ear portions of the side members, and consisting of horizontally disposed pivot portions, 19. I prefer to provide the bail member with means for holding thebail member normally in a vertical position. In the form of handle shown in-Figs. land 2, I have shown the inner ends of the pivot portions, 19, provided with downwardly extending projections indicated at 20, the lower ends of which are adapted to be sprung into the recesses, 10, of the side members, thus not only holding the bail member in vertical position but also exerting a certain amount of downward pressure on the cover retaining portion of each side member, which in turn presses them down upon the cover and assists in holding the cover firmly in its closed position. Vhere this construction of bail member is employed, it will be convenient to assemble the bail member with the side members before the latter are permanently secured to the basket, and it will be seen that the bail member can either be swung into horizontal position or maintained in a vertical position with respect to the basket. as desired.

In Figs. 3 and 4C, Ihave illustrated a slight modification of my invention in which the same reference numerals with the addition of 100 are applied to the corresponding parts, to avoid unnecessary description. In this instance the side members are made exactly as previously described, except that the cover engaging member, 108, provided with an aperture, 110, therethrough, and is not bent back upon itself or provided with a dependingtongue, as in the construction previously described, and the ear portion indicated'at 103, of each side member is provided with a vertically elongated aperture, 116. The bail member has its pivotalportion, 119, which engages the aperture, 116, provided with a downwardly extending portion,120, adapted H to be passed through the aperture, 110,.of the adjacent cover retaining portion and extend downward into a recess, 0, therein, to prevent the longitudinal movement of the cover when it is placed in position. Another-advantage of this construction is that the side members may be applied to the basket at the factory where they are made, and by bending down the cover retaining portion, 108, as indicated in dotted lines in Fig.3, into parallelism with the clamping portions, 106, the baskets may i be nested and shipped to the point of use with J an appropriate number of bail members atin which the similar parts tothose in Figs. 1

and 2 are given thesame reference numerals withthe addition of 200. In this construc- 7 tion the ear portion, 203, of the side members is provided with ahole indicated at 216, and the upper end of the ear portion, 203, is bent outwardly, as indicated in Fig. 5, and provided with a notch, 203 as indicated in Fig.

In'this instance the arms, 218, of the bail memberare provided at their lower ends with horizontal pivotal portions, 219, which engage the aperture in the ear portions of the side members, while the arms themselves rest in the notches orrecesses, 203 ,thus holding the bail member in vertical position. The

notches, 203 are of less depth than thelength of the pivot portion, 219,and theouter edges of the notches are preferably curved or round ed, as shownin Fig. 5, so that the bail member may be moved into horizontal position or into vertical position, .as desired, the resiliency of the arms, 218, permitting them to spring into and out of the notches, 203?. In this form of a handle also, the cover retaining portion, 208, may be bent downward into vertical position to facilitate nesting the baskets. i r

In Fig. 6 I have shown another slight modification of the handle, in which the corresponding parts to those shown in Fig. 1 are giventhe same reference numerals with the addition of 300, to avoid unnecessary repetition. In this figure the construction of the is employed) handle isexactly thesame asthat described with reference to Fig. 3, except that the side members are both made from the same piece. of metal strip, the central portion ofwhich,;,

indicatedat 315, extends entirely across the bottom of the basket and is securedthereto in any desired manner as by nails or screws, 313. In this form of the handle also, the cover retaining portions, 308,may be bent down into vertical position to facilitate nesting theubas kets for shipment. 1 1 a In Fig. 7, I have shown another slight modification of the side member in which the parts corresponding to those shown in Fig. 1

are giventhe same reference numeralswith *so the addition of 100. In this figurethe main vertical portion, 101, of the side. member is placed directly against the side "of the basket and between the side of the basket and the outer binding strips, a 'a.nd' a clampingportion indicated at 4:06, being The spaced at a distance from the main portion, I

basket side, (or the thickness of the basket side and the inner binding strip, if the latter In this instance the lower end of the side member is provided merely" with an aperture indicated at 13, toreceive a nail, e13, extending up into the bottom of the basket after the strip is bent around the bottom of the basket in themanner pre- 4101, equal to zmerelv the thicknessof the w I "so viously desc'ribed, and forrthe purpose of I compensating any differences in the height ofthe basket side. The handle otherwise formed exactly as previously described with reference to Fig. 3 for example.

In Figs. 8 and 9, I haveshown another modification of the handle, in which the parts corresponding to those illustratedin Fig. 1

are given the same reference numerals with 1 the addition of 500.. In this construction the side members, 501, are provided at their upper ends with the ear portions, 503, whicheiztend horizontally and are provided with trans-- versely elongated slots indicated at 503, e..ch 1

of said side members being,providedfwitha.

the clamping portion, 506, the cover retaining portion, 508, the latter being provlded with the depending tongue, 509, teen- Qfags the recess in the cover. Intermediate the upper and lower ends of each side member, the metal stripis bent outwardly and then sharply backupon itself to form horizontal supplemental car, 530, projecting out wardly from the basket and provided also with an elongatedfislot, 530 The lower end of each side member is bent under the bottom of the basketand secured theretoas by means of the struck-up point, 513. and if desired, the sidev member may also be provided with the struck-up point indicated at 531, adapted to be driven into the side of the basket or the adjacent binding strip, it}, if this should be deemed necessary. v

In this instance the bail member is pro- Vided with the hand engaging portion, 517, and elongated arms,'518, provided. at their lower ends with outwardly bent lugs or p jections, 519, adapted to pass throu slots, 503 and 530", the said arms b constructed that when the arms have placed in engagement with 6 id s I 0 natural spring of the resilient arms v hold each of them against the inner ends of he upper slots, 503, and against the outer ends of the lower slots, 530 as clearly shown in 9. In this construction the bail member Wlll be maintained in a vertical position,

of resilience and can be connected with the.

side members either at the factory or at the point of use, as desired, and in lifting the filled baskets the strain will be transmitted to the bottom of the basket upon which the weight of the contents is supported. It will also be seen that the bail members may be in each case supported above the l ct in vertical position, or folded upon the top of the basket, or separated therefrom as desired, to facilitate the transportation of the filled basket-s. It will also be seen that in all of the forms of the invention, with the exception of that shown in Fig. 6, the side members may be made in one size and adapted to accommodate variations in the height of the sides of the baskets, which are likely to occur in the commercial manufacture thereof.

In Fig. 10, I haveillustrated a. slight modification in which the parts of the handle corresponding with those in 1 are given the same reference numerals with the addition of 600. In this figure the bail member has its hand engaging portion, 617. provided centrally with an upwardly bent portion, 617, to provide a recess to engage a support and center the handle thereon. and the depending arms, 618, are also conveniently provided at their upper ends with outwardly curved portions, 618, to facilitate the insertion of the cover, C, of the basket when it is not desired to remove the bail member, as indicated in dotted lines. The lower end of each bail arm is provided with a horizon tal offset portion, 619, connected by a vertical part, 619 with a horizontal locki a portion,

620, extending in the opposite direction.

The upper folded portions, 603, of each side member are provided with a vertical slot, 603, below which is a locking aperture, 603", to receive the locking portion of the adjacent bail arm. The lower offset portion of the bail arm is inserted through the slot, 603, and sprung into position with the loci:- ing portion, 620, engaging the locking aperture. This secures the bail to the side pieces, and the engagement of the offset portions, 619, in the slot, 608, holds the bail member vertical.

As shown in Figs. 10 and 11, the inner portion, 606 of the clamping portion, 606, is bent sharply outwardly over the shoulder, 604, and cacd up parallel to the upwardly extending portion, or ear, 603, as best seen in Fig. 11 at 606 and is then bent horizontally to form the cover retaining portion, 608, which in this instance is provided with the downwardly extending tongue, 609, to engage a notch in the cover and prevent the longitudinal movement thereof. This construction permits the longitudinal edges of the cover to extend over and rest upon the upper edge of the basket through substantially its entire extent. It is very desirable that the basket cover should rest on the upper edge of the basket, so that when the baskets are filler. and piled upon each other, the contents cannot be crushed by the cover being forced down inside of the basket. In this construction, as in other forms shown herein, the lower ends of the side members, 601, extend below the bottom of the basket, as indicated in dotted lines in Fig. 10, that they can be bent around the bottom of the basket to accommodate differences in the heights of the basket-sides, and are secured in place by the points, 613, or otherwise. The side pieces, 60]., are also provided with apertures, 631, through which a nail may be driv en into the basket, or as shown in Fig. 10, the hole may be formed by punching out a point, 631 which is driven into the side of the basket near the bottom.

In Figs. 12 and 13, I have shown a very slight modification of the construction illustrated in Fig. 10, in which the side pieces are formed as above described, and. are given the same reference numerals as in Fig. 1, with the addition of 700, to avoid repetition, the only difference being that in Figs. 12 and 13 the lower ends of the bailarms, 718, are formed in exactly the reverse of the manner in which they are shown in Figs. 10 and 11. In Figs. 1 and 13, the lower ends of the bail are first bent inwardly as shown at 710, to form the offset portion, and then downwardly as at 719 and then outwardly to form the portion, .720, to engage the aperture, 7 ill, in the ear, the other portions being identical with those described and shown in 10 and 11. The lower ends of the bail member can be sprung into place by passing them through the slots, 703, from the outside inwardly, and then engaging the portion, 720, in

the apertures, 703", In the construction shown in Figs. 10, 11, 12 and 13, the bails cover retaining portions are sufiiciently flexible to be capable of being bent downwardly to permit the nesting of the baskets if the side "portions are attachedto the baskets at the factory, and they can also be bent upwardly above their normal positions, if desired, to

permitthe insertion of the cover,rand then ent into the horizontal position shown, to retain the cover against vertical or longitudinaldisplacement. For this purpose the side members are preferably made of material which is sufiicientlyductile to permit the various portions to be bent into the desired posi tions, and toretainthe positions to which they are forced.

The metal side members, 601, mayalso be providedadjacent toth'eir upper ends with means for attaching them to the sides of the baskets to prevent movement thereof longitudinally of the basket, as indicated in Figs. 10,11, 12 and 1 3. This may be accomplished by ,meansof points indicated at 601 701 struck up fromthe side members, or by driving a nail, or brad, through the aperture so formed, orboth, as desired. k It will also be understood that the upper portions of the bail members may be given any desired configuration, which will pro vide thedownwardly extending bail arms,

618, 718, and their attaching means, as described. WhatI claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is 1-- a n 1. In a handle for wooden baskets, the com- -bination with a pair of side members each formed from a flat metal strip and provided adjacent to its upper end with an ear formed by bending the strip upon itself, and then extended'to produce a cover retaining portion adjacent to said ear, said side member being provided with means for attaching it to the basket side adjacent to the upper edge of thesame, and having its lower end provided with means for attaching it to the bottom of the basket, the ears of the side members being provided with bail engaging apertures, and abail member provided with portions for detachably engaging the apertures in said ears each of said side members being provided with ahorizontal plane from the said ear aperture, and having locking portions for engaging thebail and normallymaintainmg it in vertical position. i i

2. In a handle for wooden baskets, the combination with a pair of side members each formed from a flat metal strip and provided adjacent to its upper end with an ear formed by bending the strip upon itself, and then extended to produce a cover retaining portion adjacent to said ear, said side member being provided with means for attaching it to the basket side adjacent to the upper edge of the same, and having its'lower end PIQVld: ed with means for attaching it to thelbota tom of the basket, the ears-of the side mem bers being provided with bail engaging apertures, and a bail memberprovided with portions for ,detachably engaging the apertures in said ears, said bail member and side mem bers being provided with interengaging por tions in a different horizontal and vertical plane frointlie ear-apertures for normally maintaining the bail member in a vertical position with respect to the basket.

3. In a handle forwooden baskets, the coin-1 binati-on with a pair of side members each formed from a flat metal strip and provided adj acentto its upper endwith an ear formed by bending the strip upon itself, and then ex} tended to produce a cover retaining portion adjacent to said ear, said side member being provided with means forattaching it to the basket side adjacent to the upper edge ofthe same, and having its lower end provided with means for attaching it tothe bottom of the basket, the ears of the side members bein provided with bail engaging apertures, an

members being provided with downwardly extending progections for engaging the apertures in said cover engaging portion, and normally holdingthebail Inemberin vertical position.

s 4. In ahandle for woioden baskets, the com bination with a pair of side members each formed from a flat metal strip and provided adjacent to its upper end with anear formed by bending the strip uponitself, and then extended to produce a cover retaining portion adjacent to said ear, sai slde member being provided with-means for attaching it tothe basket side adjacentto the upper edge of the same, and havingits lower end provided with means for attaching it tothe bottom ofthe basket, the ears of the side memhere being provided with bail engaging apertures, andabail member providedwithpon tions for detachably engaging the apertures in saidears, the cover retainingportions of said side memberscbeingprovlded with apertures, and the ear engaging portions of the bail members being provided withdownwardly extending projectionsfor engaging the apertures in said coverengaging portion, and normally holding the bail member invertical position, saidhandle beingpro-' vided with means for engaging the cover for preventing the longitudinal movement, of the same with respect to the basket.

5. In a handle for wooden baskets, the combination with a pair of side members each formed from a flat metal strip and provided adjacent to its unper end with an ear formed by bending the strip upon itself, and then extended to produce a cover retaining portion adjacent to said ear, said side member being provided with means for attaching it to the basket side adjacent to the upper edge of the same, and having its lower end provided with means for attaching it to the bottom of the basket, the ears of the side members being provided with bail engaging apertures, and a bail member provided with portions for detachably engaging the apertures in said ears, the cover retaining portions of said side members being provided with apertures, and the ear engaging portions of the bail members being provided with downwardly extending projections for engaging the apertures in said cover engaging portion, and normally holding the bail memher in vertical position, said downwardly extending projections extending below the cover retaining portions, and being adapted to engage recesses in the cover to prevent the longitudinal movement of the cover with respect to the basket.

6. In a handle for wooden baskets, th combination with a pair of side members each formed from a flat metal strip and provided adjacent to its upper end with an ear formed by bending the strip upon itself, and being also provided with a shoulder at the lowerend of said ear portion to engage the topedge of the basket, and a downwardly extending clamping portion formed by bendin the strip upon itself, and an inwardly extending cover retaining portion formed by bending the strip horizontally located in a predetermined position above said shoulder, the lower portion of said side member being provided with means for attaching it to the bottom of the basket, the ear portions of the side members being provided with bail engaging apertures, and a bail member having horizontally disposed portions for engaging the apertures of said ears, each of said side members being provided with a horizontal plane from the said ear aperture, and having locking portions for engaging the bail and normally maintaining it in vertical position.

7 In a handle for wooden baskets, the combination with a pair of side members each formed from a flat metal strip and provided adjacent to its upper end with an ear formed by bending the strip upon itself, and being also provided with a shoulder at the lower end of said ear portion to engage the top edge of the basket, and a downwardly extending clamping portion formed by bending the strip upon itself, and an inwardly extending cover retaining portion formed by bending the strip horizontally located in a predetermined position above said shoulder, the lower portion of said side member extending below the bottom of the basket and being provided with means. for attaching, it to the basket bottom, whereby said lower portion may be bent under the bottom of the basket at the timeof application and secured thereto to accommodate variations in the height of the basket sides, the ears of said side members being provided with bail engaging apertures, and a bail member formed of round wire and having horizontally disposed portions for detachably engaging the said ear apertures, and downwardly extending portions for engaging the cover retaining portions of the side members to hold the bail member in vertical position with respect to the basket.

8. In a handle for wooden baskets, the combination with a pair of side members each formed from a flat metal strip and provided adjacent to its upper end with an ear formed by bending the strip upon itself, and being also provided with a shoulder at the lower end of said ear portion to engage the top edge of the basket, and a downwardly extending clamping portion formed by bending the strip upon itself, and an inwardly extending cover retaining portion formed by bending the strip horizontally located in a predetermined position above said shoulder, the lower portion of said side member extending below the bottom of the basket and being provided with means for attaching it to the basket bottom, whereby said lower portion may be bent under the bottom of the basket at the time of application and secured thereto to accommodate variations in the height of the basket sides, the ears of said side members being provided with bail engaging apertures, and a bail member formed of round wire and having horizontally disposed portions for detachably engaging the said ear apertures, the cover retaining portions of the side members being provided with apertures, and said ear engaging portions of the bail member being provided with downwardly extending projections for engaging the apertures in the cover retaining members, and extending below the same to engage recesses in the cover to prevent the longitudinal movement of the cover with respect to the basket.

9. Means for attaching a handle to a container, comprising a pair of side members each formed from a flat strip of malleable metal provided adjacent its'upper end with an ear formed by bending the strip upon itself and then extending said end laterally to produce a cover-retaining portion adjacent said ear, each of said side members being provided with means for attaching it to the basket side adjacent to the upper edge of the same and having its lower end provided with means for attaching it to the bottom of the basket, the ears of the side members being provided with bail-engaging apertures and the cover-retaining portions being provided I With bail-engaging apertures.

10. A bail attaching member for WOOdBIl baskets, comprising a flat strip of metal hav-' ing'portions adjacent to an end thereof, bent upon themselves into parallelism, the terminal portion of the stripbeing bent horizontal- 1y to form a cover retaining element, said parallel portions being provided With means f for detachably engaging a bail. 11. A bail attaching member for Wooden baskets, comprising a flat strip of metal having portions adjacent to an end thereof, bent upon themselves into parallelism to form a bail engaging ear, a portion adjacent to the lower end of said ear bent horizontally to form a shoulder to engage the basket side, ad- 26 j acent portions bent upon themselves to form r a clamping member extending downwardly from said shoulder, the inner portion of the strip forming said clamping member, eXtending above said shoulder, and having a terminal portion ofthe strip extending horizontal- 1y above the plane of said shoulder to form a cover retaining element.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

RALPH P. YOUNG. 

